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Register Property

Specifies whether a file, assembly, or project output group should be registered on a target computer during installation.

Settings

The settings for the Register property are:

Setting Description
DoNotRegister The item requires no registration.
COM The item will be registered as a COM object.
COMRelativePath The item will be registered as an isolated COM object.
COMSelfReg The item will be self-registered as a COM object when it is installed. Not available for assemblies.
Font The file will be registered as a font file when it is installed.

Remarks

Items based on the .NET Framework do not normally require registration and default to DoNotRegister. COM .dll files or .exe files with OleSelfRegister in their version information default to COMSelfReg. Font files are registered as Font.

See Also

Properties for the File System Editor | Deployment and the Registry